2. Fussball Bundesliga 1988/89 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Fortuna Köln | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 76:50 | +26 | 43:27 | – | |
| 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 71:48 | +23 | 43:27 | ▲ | |
| 3 | FC 08 Homburg | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 51:33 | +18 | 43:27 | ▼ | |
| 4 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 53:41 | +12 | 41:29 | ▲ | |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 57:46 | +11 | 41:29 | ▼ | |
| 6 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 43:40 | +3 | 40:30 | ▲ | |
| 7 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 64:52 | +12 | 39:31 | ▲ | |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 59:48 | +11 | 38:32 | ▼ | |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 39:37 | +2 | 36:34 | ▲ | |
| 10 | SV Meppen | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 51:47 | +4 | 35:35 | ▼ | |
| 11 | Hertha BSC Berlin | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 42:41 | +1 | 34:36 | – | |
| 12 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 51:58 | -7 | 33:37 | ▲ | |
| 13 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 45:53 | -8 | 33:37 | ▼ | |
| 14 | FC Schalke 04 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 50:47 | +3 | 32:38 | – | |
| 15 | SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 41:55 | -14 | 32:38 | ▲ | |
| 16 | VfL Osnabrück | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 48:64 | -16 | 31:39 | ▲ | |
| 17 | Kickers Offenbach | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 45:51 | -6 | 30:40 | ▼ | |
| 18 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47:56 | -9 | 30:40 | ▼ | |
| 19 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 40:66 | -26 | 26:44 | – | |
| 20 | SG Union Solingen | 35 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24:64 | -40 | 20:50 | – |